About me
If you've spent years in therapy, tried medication, done all the "right things" — and still don't feel well — you're not alone, and you're not beyond help. Sometimes what's missing isn't more talking. Sometimes the body itself is part of the story.
I'm a psychotherapist with over 20 years' experience, and I've spent the last several years training in functional medicine and nutritional psychiatry — because I kept meeting clients whose mental health had a biological dimension that talking alone couldn't reach. Low mood linked to gut health. Anxiety driven by inflammation. ADHD symptoms made significantly worse by nutrient deficiencies. These are real, measurable, and treatable.
I now work at the intersection of both — bringing psychological depth and biological understanding together in one practitioner, so you don't have to coordinate your own care across multiple appointments.
I'm based in Falmouth, Cornwall, and work face-to-face from The Bird House Therapy Centre — a beautiful listed building in the heart of the town.
A different kind of support
This approach tends to be particularly useful if you've already tried conventional therapy or medication and felt it only got you so far. It may also be helpful if you're experiencing:
- Long-term low mood or depression that hasn't fully lifted
- Significant anxiety or panic
- OCD
- ADHD or Autism — with or without a formal diagnosis
- Eating difficulties or a very restricted diet
- Mental health symptoms that seem connected to your gut, your hormones, your energy, or how you physically feel in your body
Together, we explore both the psychological and physiological roots of how you're feeling — your whole health story, not just one part of it.
Neurodivergence
I have a particular passion for working with neurodivergent adults and children, and I bring lived experience to this work. Whether you have a formal diagnosis of ADHD, Autism or OCD, or simply suspect you might be neurodivergent and want space to explore that, you are welcome here.
A functional medicine lens can be especially valuable alongside the psychological work — because so many of the challenges that accompany neurodivergence (fatigue, sensory dysregulation, mood swings, anxiety, sleep difficulties, attention problems) have biological drivers that are often overlooked. Addressing these alongside the therapeutic work can make a meaningful difference.
For parents
If your child or teenager is struggling with behaviour, school attendance, focus, or mood, a functional medicine approach can often shed light on what's driving these difficulties — and make a real difference. I work with children and young people across Cornwall, with or without a formal diagnosis, and would love to hear from you.
Getting started
I offer a free 50-minute face-to-face initial consultation, with no obligation — a chance for you to meet me, ask anything you like, and get a feel for whether this approach might suit you.
We'll talk about what's brought you here, what you've already tried, what helped and what didn't. At the end, I'll share my thoughts on what might be most useful for you — whether that's working with me, or something else entirely.
After that, sessions run for 50 to 60 minutes, weekly. I never believe in keeping someone in therapy longer than is helpful — my aim is always to work myself out of a job, equipping you with what you need to move forward without me when the time is right.
Please see my website for more information: alisonfoxtherapy.co.uk
Training, qualifications & experience
I am dual qualified in psychotherapy and integrative functional nutrition, with specialist training in personality disorders, complex mental health, genomic analysis, methylation, gut health, and nutritional psychiatry. I have worked across private practice, the charity sector, and the NHS over more than two decades.
I am an accredited member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy), registered with BANT (British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine) and the CNHC (Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council), and a member of the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM).
I hold full professional insurance and am bound by a strict Code of Conduct, Performance and Ethics through both BACP and BANT.
I have the following qualifications:
- MSc Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Exeter University
- Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling Children and Adolescents
- Graduate Diploma in Integrative Function Nutrition, Institute of Optimum Nutrition, London.
Certificate in Nutritional Psychiatry
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Fees
£75.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
If you have any questions please email me in confidence and I will get back to you as soon as I can. I offer a free introductory consultation session.
My work days in private practice are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
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